The building on Lower Higher [sic] Lane, Gee Cross, was presented to the town of Hyde by the widow and son of Arthur Palmer Aspland, a leading figure in the industrial and social life of Hyde. The grounds were formally opened as a public park on 29th July 1922 before the house was converted into the maternity hospital. Staffed by a matron, two midwives, laundress, cook, two domestics, and a caretaker, there were only two small wards and 14 beds. ... The building was demolished in 1987 and the land sold to make room for private housing. Two stone pillars, which once stood on the driveway to Aspland were donated to Werneth Low Country Park, and were erected on the drive at the entrance to the park.

Thursday, 17 September 2009

Looking down Stockport Road from Gee Cross into Hyde about 100 years ago.

Taken from near the crossroads with Osborne Road and Peel Street, the scene is dominated by Slack Mills. The site was taken over early in the 1900s by James North whose firm patented the PVC glove in 1947.

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My main personal blog is Ackworth born, gone West, an eclectic mix of photography, poetry, reviews and other matters.
My other main blogs are Hyde Xtra and Stockport Daily Photo which are specifically related to the towns of Hyde and Stockport in Cheshire/Greater Manchester
I have another photoblog: Sithenah on the aminus3 plaform.
I am also in the process of publishing my Collected Poetical Works.
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